Atrocious farce in two parts by Aurel Baranga
Absolute premiere

Artistic director: Marietta Sadova
Assistant director: Alla Tăutu
Scenography: Tatiana Manolescu Uleu
Premiere date: May 27, 1971

A play full of fervor and vivacity, "The General Interest" takes the organization of a ministry as its objective of satire. The play conveys the call for civic responsibility, which must be assumed by those who have received the trust of the people and are appointed to high positions. Implicitly, the play transforms into an indictment addressed to demagogy, stupid bureaucracy, embarrassing servility, and success built on reprehensible practices. The dramatic modality used is that of the theater within the theater, and the final resolution avoids the superficial happy ending and moralizing conclusions.

Distribution:

The director:  Nicolae Barosan
Aurelia Tintoca:  Simona Constantinescu
Toma Hrisanides:  Nicholas Thomas
Flatfish:  Octavian Uleu
Uncles:  Anca Miere Chirilă
Lucia Felicia Popescu Hrisanide:  Gina Nicolae
Sfintescu:  John Martin
Lentils:  Grig Dristaru 
Ion Carapetrache:  Ion Tomorrow
It complains:  Mircea Olariu
Mihailescu:  Dalma Simionescu

Technical director: Dalma Simionescu
Prompter: Nelli Bolocan
Lighting: Vasile Blejan
Sound: Dorel Olea